What would YOU want in a job in trucking?

As a lease operator.

Tractor/trailer insurance at a discount over what i can get myself if plates and ifta are provided.

Good fuel card with discounts.

A shop that will do work at a discount over a dealer or the like.

Once a month truck washes paid by the company.

Paid washout and/or lumper as needed

Tire discount

No year/model restriction

ELD paid by company

Company paid prepass/tolls

A nice safe yard, gated ideally

Loaner vehicle if in diffrent state then i live in.

After hours accessable restroom in yard (you would be suprised how few have this)

Discount on truck supplies i.e filling coolant/oil bottles at shop.

Im pretty easy to please. Big thing for me is if you treat me like dirt then the positives (pay bennys ect) better outweigh the negitives by a massive amount or ill find somewhere else even if it pays a bit less. Upside to being an O/O is if i dont like something i can take my ball and go home and have a new gig in 24 hours.

 

Reliable equipment - wouldn't have to be new, just reliable.

Flexible home time. By that I mean when I get home, I stay home until I'm ready to work again. May be two days, may be five. Communication would be the key to make that work.

Minimum of $1200 a week gross pay along with a great insurance package for myself and the family. Health, eye, dental through an insurance company that actually pays out.

Paid vacation. One week right out of the gate and then two weeks after a year.

No cameras of any kind in the truck, no lane departure warning crap, no adaptive cruise control.

Open door policy to management. Meaning when you screw up, I can waltz into your office and participate in my favorite cardio activity, screaming. And that works both ways. When I screw up, I expect to be yelled at. But we get it over with and move on without any lingering, silent punishment. This is probably the most important for me, as I've witnessed first hand a driver screwing up and the boss intentionally starving him out of a job. Just be a man, say what needs said, and move on. Be upfront about everything that concerns the well being of the employees.

 

Learn what works for each individual driver.
Some like to drive at night and some like to drive in the day.
Some like 350 miles a day and some like 650 a day.
Some like 3 weeks out and a week off and some like weekends off.
When a driver needs to get home make sure they get home.
Most of all make sure dispatch is not another obstacle to overcome.

 

Example you get a driver and maybe has financial problems or anything, I feel a good company should set goals with that driver to help him grow in and out of work, if getting a little personal is allowed

 

That never bother me let him be lazy wouldn't be the first time I'm doing someone else job too but I better be paid accordingly or I'll be gone to

 

Some companies allow a driver to take a pet with them in the truck.
Some have a breed and weight restriction and some don't.
Some allow a cat, but most dont'.
Some allow the driver to take their wife/husband as a rider or their child.
I think Britton Transport allows the driver to take spouse and child at the same time.